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Trudeau/Katy Perry romance attracts global media attention

Also, Katie Telford is featured in a new book about chiefs of staff, Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan said there's 'no debate' about women in the military, and a Senator and a senior ministerial staffer are among the Clean 50 award winners.
Photos of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, kissing American singer Katy Perry, right, atop her yacht filled global news feeds last week following a scoop from the U.K.’s Daily Mail, centre.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, screenshot courtesy of Facebook, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY
October 20, 2025

Photos of former prime minister Justin Trudeau kissing American singer Katy Perry atop her yacht—and presumably liking it—filled news feeds last week, as did a “cryptic” video by Trudeau’s former spouse Sop...

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